Wikipedia - SA20
SA20, known as the Betway SA20 for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in South Africa, organised by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and first contested during the 2022–23 season. It is contested by six teams based in cities around the country. The first winners of the tournament were Sunrisers Eastern Cape.
History
Cricket South Africa established the franchise T20 Global League in 2017. The inaugural season was deferred by a year due to the lack of a broadcast deal and title sponsor and in June 2018 was replaced by the Mzansi Super League, a league featuring six CSA-owned teams. Both the leagues became unsuccessful. The MSL ran for only two seasons, the 2020 and 2021 editions being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SA20 was established by CSA in 2022 through a newly formed entity, Africa Cricket Development (Pty) Limited (ACD). CSA is the majority stakeholder in ACD with a 50% share, while broadcaster SuperSport has a 30% share and former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, the remaining 20%. All six of the teams were bought by franchises from the IPL. In July 2022, CSA announced that the One Day International series against Australia due to be played in January 2023 would be cancelled in order for SA20 to go ahead.
In August 2022, Graeme Smith was announced as the commissioner for the tournament. Later in the month, the marquee players for the first season were announced.
In December 2023 Cricket South Africa announced that it would send a makeshift Test team, comprising players with little or no Test cricket experience, to its scheduled two-Test tour of New Zealand in February 2024, to allow its best players to remain in South Africa to compete in the SA20. The decision was widely criticised.
Maak je klaar voor non-stop actie en opwinding als SA20, het langverwachte T20-crickettevenement, Zuid-Afrika op 10 januari 2023 stormenderhand verovert. Dit spraakmakende toernooi brengt zes teams uit verschillende steden samen voor een intense strijd om de titel.
**Teams:**
* Durban's Super Giants
* Johannesburg Super Kings
* MI Cape Town
* Paarl Royals
* Pretoria Capitals
* Sunrisers Eastern Cape
**Format:**
Het toernooi begint met een groepsfase, waarbij elk team twee keer tegen elkaar speelt. De top vier teams stoten door naar de play-offs, bestaande uit de halve finales en de finale. De wedstrijden worden gespeeld in zes iconische stadions in heel Zuid-Afrika.
**Sterrenspelers:**
SA20 heeft een sterrencast aan spelers aangetrokken, waaronder internationale iconen zoals Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada en David Miller. Fans kunnen genieten van het zien schitteren van deze en andere getalenteerde cricketers in een opwindend nieuw crickettevenement.
**Stadionervaring:**
De SA20-wedstrijden garanderen een stadionervaring van wereldklasse. Verwacht een energieke sfeer, luidruchtige supporters en live-entertainment om de spanning van het spel te vergroten.
**Televisie-uitzending:**
SA20 zal live worden uitgezonden op SuperSport in Zuid-Afrika en in meer dan 100 landen over de hele wereld. Mis geen enkel moment van de actie terwijl de beste cricketers hun vaardigheden tonen.
Klaar voor de MEEST onderhoudende T20-cricketervaring? Beleef de SA20, het revolutionaire nieuwe crickettevenement in Zuid-Afrika, vanaf 10 januari 2023!